welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but uk prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. i spoke earlier to the bbc s mark simpson, who was present at the signing of the agreement. even though we heard the british, irish and american governments involved when he came to the multiparty negotiations here in belfast we thought one of the key players would walk out at the last minute. they didn t. there was an agreement. it was such a shock i got my copy. y
ofcom says the bbc has an impartiality. does it? jonas tonight at 8:45pm here on bbc news. join us tonight. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the conservative party has suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations he assaulted two men at a private members club on wednesday night. he quit his post yesterday, saying in a resignation letter he drank far too much . two senior female conservative mps, caroline noakes and karen bradley, had joined labour in calling for his suspension from the party and said there should be a new code of conduct for mps. with the latest from westminster here s our correspondent nick eardley. this is chris pincher. until yesterday, hisjob was this is chris pincher. until yesterday, his job was to enforce discipline among conservative mps. but last night he resigned his government role after allegations that he had groped two men. mr chris pincher had been drinking here, a private members club
Its been a testing first day back after the Summer Recess for the government, now mired in the controversy over crumbling concrete. Ministers say a list will be published this week of all the schools affected in england, as rishi sunak rejected claims he oversaw budget cuts as chancellor that meant Raac Concrete couldnt be replaced in as many schools, as the Department For Education had wanted. Its also been a testing day for the Education Secretary, who had to apologise for her frustration, expressed in salty language, after being questioned over the governments handling of the situation. And remember, in the middle of all this are thousands of children, still unsure whether their schools will be fully open for the start of the new term. We will talk to parents and teachers and analyse the finances around School Maintenance and rebuilding. But first chris mason In Westminster on the politics of crumbling concrete. You probably hadnt heard of it until the other day but this stuff, conc
Offensive in rafah immediately, allow unimpeded access for fact finding missions, any un mandated investigators, so that allegations of genocide can be investigated. Israel must also, according to this provisional measures order, ensure that the rafah Border Crossing stays open to allow urgently needed humanitarian aid to be delivered at scale. And must report to back to this court on the International Court of justice, here in the hague in one month on how these orders are being implemented. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again rejected allegations of genocide, bowling them false and outrageous. Paul adams has more reaction from jerusalem. Even as thejudge more reaction from jerusalem. Even as the judge was reading at the icjs latest ruling, there were plumes of black smoke over the city of rafah, suggesting that israels Military Campaign in that area continues. We know that israeli troops and armour are poised very close to the city of rafah, we dont exactly know
Most of them in a strike on a House In Nuseirat in the central gaza strip. We can go live tojerusalem and our correspondent danjohnson. I correspondent dan johnson. I wondered correspondent danjohnson. I wondered if we could start with a meeting Jake Sullivan is having with mr netanyahu. You are still trying to get some form of ceasefire . Yes to get some form of ceasefire . Yes, or at least a to get some form of ceasefire . Yes, or at least a guarantee to get some form of ceasefire . Yes, or at least a guarantee that to get some form of ceasefire . 1 1 or at least a guarantee that the Military Operation around raffle will remain restricted in order to limit the threat to palestinian lives. We know that the Military Offensive there has been intensifying over the last almost two weeks now and that has put nearly 800,000 palestinians back on the move in search of safety. The us has settled israel that if it conducts an all out assault on rafah it would seize certain Weapon Shipments to i